Shloka 19

Expansion of Creation through Dakṣa and Kaśyapa: Devas, Dānavas, Nāgas, Birds, and Cosmic Offices

Devanagari script

लंबायां घोषनामानो नागवीथी तु जामिजा । पृथिवीतलसंभूतमरुंधत्यामजायत

Transliteration

laṃbāyāṃ ghoṣanāmāno nāgavīthī tu jāmijā | pṛthivītalasaṃbhūtamaruṃdhatyāmajāyata

Translation

Em Lambā nasceu um filho chamado Ghoṣa; e de Jāmī nasceu Nāgavīthī. De Arundhatī nasceu um ser cuja origem foi sobre a superfície da terra.

Word by Word

• लम्बायाम्: in/at Lambā
• लम्बायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्बा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular

• घोषनामानः: those named ‘Ghoṣa’/having the name Ghoṣa
• घोषनामानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोष (प्रातिपदिक) + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ‘घोष-नाम’ इति नाम यस्य/येषाम्; here as नामधारकः, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; nominative plural

• नागवीथी: Nāgavīthī
• नागवीथी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + वीथी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (नागानां वीथी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; particle

• जामिजा: Jāmijā (born of Jāmi)
• जामिजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामि (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (जामेः/जामिनः जाः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular

• पृथिवीतलसम्भूतम्: born on the earth’s surface
• पृथिवीतलसम्भूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भूत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पृथिवीतले सम्भूतम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; accusative singular used adjectivally

• अरुन्धत्याम्: in/at Arundhatī
• अरुन्धत्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरुन्धती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular

• अजायत: was born
• अजायत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; imperfect 3rd sg (was born)

Speaker

Narratorial genealogical recitation (speaker not explicit in the provided verse excerpt)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: लंबायां (लम्बायाम्), घोषनामानो (घोषनामानः), पृथिवीतलसंभूतम् (पृथिवीतल + सम्भूतम्), अरुंधत्यामजायत (अरुन्धत्याम् + अजायत)

Characters & Entities

• Lambā
• Ghoṣa
• Jāmī
• Nāgavīthī
• Arundhatī

FAQs

What is the main purpose of this verse in the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa?

It functions as a brief genealogical notice, listing births and lineal origins—typical of the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa’s encyclopedic mapping of early creation-era families and names.

Does this verse teach a direct bhakti or ethical instruction?

Not directly. This specific śloka is primarily genealogical; its value is contextual—supporting the Purāṇic framework that situates later teachings within a remembered sacred lineage.

Why does the verse mention “originated on the surface of the earth” (pṛthivītalasaṃbhūta)?

The phrase highlights a being’s earthly origin (as opposed to purely celestial birth), a common Purāṇic way of classifying lineages and their relation to the terrestrial realm in creation narratives.